Ansted, West Virginia - Mystery Hole

Ansted, West Virginia - Mystery Hole

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Ansted, West Virginia - Mystery Hole

Be careful of the odd hours. They are closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in June. According to their web site, they have fluctating hours throughout the summer. The Mystery Hole is difficult to find, as it is on a back road (you are going through the thickest part of the West Virginia mountins) near the Gauley Bridge. [Jim Heverin, 06/16/2005]

Ansted, West Virginia - Mystery Hole

This attraction is called the Mystery Hole, a mystery vortex area located near Hawks Nest Park in Ansted. It is small, but it is a true phenomenon. You see water travel up hill and everything defies gravity -- unreal! A must see to our state--check it out, you will be amazed. Just look for the VW sticking out of the side of the building. See the laws of gravity defied in the mysterious chambers beneath the small roadside gift shop. A West Virginia cultural icon. [Priscilla Donohew, 04/29/2005]

Ansted, West Virginia - Mystery Hole

It's true! The Mystery Hole is back! My name is Sandy and my husband's name is Will, and we are the proud new owners. We purchased the Mystery Hole February of 1999, and after 2 months of clean-up and restoration, we reopened it Memorial Day weekend.

Our first year was a big success. People thanked us every day for reopening the Mystery Hole. We did add one new attraction -- you can now watch water flow uphill! We would like to thank everyone who came to visit the Mystery Hole last year and we are looking forward to our 2nd season which will begin in April and run thru October. [Will and Sandy Morrison, 02/22/2000]

Ansted, West Virginia - Mystery Hole

Sorry to inform you that the rumors are true: the operator of the Mystery Hole near Ansted has died. His widow has no plans to reopen the attraction — one of the last great survivors of Roadside America in our state. By the way, an earlier tipster is confused. "Five dollar Frank", the famous sightseeing pilot of the New River Gorge, is not the same individual who operated the Mystery Hole. I haven't heard anything about Frank's demise, but the Mystery Hole man has definitely passed on to greater mysteries. [Howard Russell, 05/30/1998]

[RA: The Mystery Hole reopened summer 1999 under new management.]